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Starbucks CEO Steps Down, A Black Executive Steps Up
Following the departure of executive chairman Howard Schultz, an African-American woman is stepping in to take his place.
Mellody Hobson will be Starbucks’ newest vice chair. The Chicago native is a financial guru and the president of the Chicago-based , Ariel Investments, LLC, the largest black-owned management investment firm with $13 billion asset under management . The 49 year-old is a wife and mother of one.
Starbucks CEO Steps Down, A Black Executive Steps Up
Following the departure of executive chairman Howard Schultz, an African-American woman is stepping in to take his place.
Mellody Hobson will be Starbucks’ newest vice chair. The Chicago native is a financial guru and the president of the Chicago-based , Ariel Investments, LLC, the largest black-owned management investment firm with $13 billion asset under management . The 49 year-old is a wife and mother of one.